On 15 December 2018, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for a Christmas Sochelnik charity event organized by the State Hermitage in conjunction with the Kempinski Hotel Moika 22 and the PR agency Principe PR Media. A performance entitled Little Christmas Songs in the Hermitage was given on the stag

On 6 December 2018, the halls of the State Hermitage’s School Centre housed a party for children with health-related disabilities from remedial schools No 34, 370 and 522 and from boarding school No 33 for children with hearing impairments who regularly visit the museum under the special programme “

On 1 June 2018, the State Hermitage, represented by Achilles the Hermitage Cat and several members of staff, participated as best it could in the celebration of International Children's Day and the 15th anniversary of St Petersburg’s Children’s Hospice.

On 25 May 2017, the State Hermitage, in conjunction with the Great Bear regional public movement and the TsDS Group, held the Hermitage Gathers Friends! – a festive event for children with health-based disabilities.

On 17 May 2018, the State Hermitage held a charity event with the motto “The Hermitage Gathers Friends” to mark the International Day for the Protection of Children. The special occasion was arranged by Umka, a St Petersburg-based public charitable organization that assists handicapped children, in

On 27 April 2018, the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre was the venue for a celebration to mark pupils of the end of another three-year cycle of lessons in the programme “The Past at Your Fingertips”.

Around 1,000 school pupils interested in the art, history and culture of Ancient Greece and Rome were drawn to the festival for children and teenagers Days of Classical Antiquity that was held in the State Hermitage’s Halls of the Art of the Ancient World from 20 to 28 April 2018.

On 7 April 2018, the exhibition “We Studied in the Hermitage” devoted to the 60th Anniversary of the Art Studio of the State Hermitage’s School Centre opened in the Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre. It presents works by pupils who studied in the Art Studio at various times over its history.

On 2 April 2018, the State Hermitage held a traditional charitable event for people with special needs and accompanying relatives, organized by the State Hermitage’s School Centre, Department for Scientific and Educational Work and Department for Theatrical and Educational Activities in conjunction

On 22 March 2018, the Winter Palace was the setting for the “Scroll of Memories”, a graduation ceremony for participants in the special museum educational project “We hear the world! Learning about the world and people through art”.

On 18 March 2018, the opening of the 18th annual computer graphics and animation competition for children took place in the School Centre. This year’s theme is “The Hermitage and Russian Ballet”, dedicated to the Year of Russian Ballet being celebrated in the country.

On 23 December 2017, an awards ceremony was held for the participants and winners of the traditional children’s computer graphics and animation competition, devoted this time to the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution under the title “The Hermitage at a Crucial Moment”.

On 18 December 2017, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for an evening devoted to the forthcoming Year of Ballet and the results of the nationwide competition for the best New Year tree decoration organized by the State Hermitage and the company Ayra.

On 6 December 2017, a children’s event with the theme “The Glowing Colours of Stained Glass” was held in the Hermitage to mark the end of the complete refurbishment of the School Centre (Research and Instructional Methodology Department).